Workhorse Group Inc (WKHS)

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12:14 p.m.

LORDSTOWN — State Sen. Michael Rulli said he was informed by General Motors today that the company is on board with selling the Lordstown plant to Workhorse, but that “last piece of the puzzle” was approval by the United Auto Workers union.

The possible sale could “potentially be thousands of jobs” at the idled facility, said Rulli of Salem, R-33rd.

“I’m very, very excited,” he said. “We’re going to do everything we can to help the UAW and the company work out the details and make sure we don’t get any snags.”

Rulli said the GM government liaison he spoke to didn’t have a lot of details, “but it looks extremely promising.”

Dave Green, UAW Local 1112 president, couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a Cincinnati Republican, tweeted: “Optimistic about the news today for the #Lordstown community. I’ve worked with Workhorse and look forward to further developments and news from @GM. #Ohio,” and “I want to thank @realDonaldTrump for his help in bringing new production to #Lordstown. I’m hopeful we will see the #Lordstown plant humming again. #jobs #Ohio”
http://www.vindy.com/news/2019/may/08/trump-tweets-gm-will-sell-lordstown-truck-manufact/